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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“After approximately 20 years of development, [autonomous vehicle] technology is really becoming part of our daily lives,” said Marco Pavone, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics in the School of Engineering and SRC Executive Committee member.
Photo of Marco Pavone and a DeLorean.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Steve Cousins, Executive Director of the SRC, presented at the National Taiwan University Hospital's 131st Anniversary International Symposium. Over 300 global experts and executives attended. The conference title was “Robotics Transforming Healthcare: From Patient Care to Smart Operations."
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The SRC is honored and delighted to welcome our first Artist in Residence, Jussi Ängeslevä—a designer, media artist, and educator working at the intersection of emerging technology, robotics, and spatial experience. Jussi shared his experiences in a richly visual presentation to the SRC community.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The SRC launched its first-ever summer internship program in 2025. It was a springboard for diverse research projects, such as ultrasound robotics for remote scanning, tactile sensing E-skins, and underwater manipulation. In this video, we’re taking a moment to thank our 2025 Summer Interns!
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
We are thrilled that our Outdoor Walking Companion project has been recognized by Stanford’s Office of Community Engagement! The support we receive will help us to advance our research.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
"The SRC is marking the 10th Anniversary of a major milestone for underwater robotics: the maiden expedition of OceanOne to La Lune. On April 15, 2016, OceanOne recovered a beautiful 1664 Catalan Vase and brought it to the deck in one piece!
Photo of OceanOne and OceanOne K in the SRC
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
At a Stanford Liu Lecture last week, digital artist Mike Winkelmann (Beeple) reflected on "Regular Animals", "Everydays", and more in advance of his new exhibition BEEPLE: / INFINITE_LOOP. After the lecture, Steve Cousins and Michelle Baldonado gave Beeple and his family a tour of the SRC.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The SRC recently welcomed Zackory Erickson, Assistant Professor at The Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, who gave a talk titled “Robot Learning and Wearable Interfaces in Pursuit of Robotic Caregivers.” Check out this fascinating and relevant talk:
youtu.be/RXhBS58rarU
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Karen Liu's work is highlighted in the “Research Matters” video series. With the SRC providing the ideal backdrop, hear about Karen’s mission and research with humanoids using this very new, very powerful technology. See the video here: news.stanford.edu/stories/2026...
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‘Sharing this very new, very powerful technology is a mission for me’
Computer scientist Karen Liu is advancing embodied intelligence, a form of AI that lets robots and animated characters gather information and take actions to change the state of their world.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Discover the journey Renee Zhao's milli-spinner’s took from tiny drug delivery robot to powerful clot shrinker in the Stanford Magazine’s article, “Twirling to treat stroke,” by Sarah C.P. Williams.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
SRC Director, Steve Cousins, was a part of a panel of world leaders in a discussion titled, “Embodied Intelligence: AI in the Physical World” on the Inflection Stage where “vision becomes transformation, and the trajectory of the Intelligent Age is set.”
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
“Pilots train intensely for emergencies, but accident databases show that many mishaps stem from human error. If we can get the right information to the pilot as quickly as possible, we can significantly improve safety.” - Mykel Kochenderfer (SRC member)
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The SRC has been featured in an article titled “The Robots Are Coming (Don’t Panic)” by the Stanford Center on Longevity, which envisions a world where everyone can thrive across a century-long life—living healthy, fulfilled, and engaged lives at every stage.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Senseglove visited the SRC and demonstrated their new exoskeleton glove, the SenseGlove R1. SenseGlove develops advanced haptic force feedback gloves and custom haptic devices for humans and robots. Thank you, Senseglove team!
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
We’re happy to share that the Scientific American feature, "Meet Your Future Robot Servants, Caregivers and Explorers," on the SRC went live!Get the full story here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet....
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Thank you to Alex Keller and John DeSilva, from System Securities at the School of Engineering, for inviting us to contribute a robot participant to the Stanford Converge conference’s plenary panel: “mAchIne future - pathways to safe, responsible, and human enabling technology advancement.”
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Meet Astrobee, a cube-shaped, fan-powered robot designed to autonomously navigate the International Space Station. Read the full story featuring the SRC's Marco Pavone: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025... Photo: NASA
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AI advances robot navigation on the International Space Station
Stanford researchers have become the first to demonstrate that machine-learning control can safely guide a robot aboard the ISS, laying the groundwork for more autonomous space missions.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
We thank Cynthia Sung for bringing her talk, “Leveraging Environmental Interactions for Robot Design and Control,” to the SRC’s Special Seminar series!
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
The esteemed MIT professor H. Harry Asada gave a talk titled “Human-Inspired Robotics and Robotics-Informed Human Studies: From SuperLimbs to Koopman Operator Theory.” We extend a deep thank you to Prof. Asada for his visit, which was recorded and can be viewed here: youtu.be/EuHFHtLbC24
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Professor Oussama Khatib shares a vision of the future of robotics with “Remote Robotic Avatars,” a technology that could be described as creating a physical presence or “avatar” for a human operator. This innovation is set to overcome physical limitations and assist humanity in numerous ways.
Photo by Techsauce: Oussama Khatib presenting at Techsauce Summit 2025.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Professor of Computer Science and SRC faculty member, Karen Liu, was a guest on Science Friday. She joined Host Ira Flatow to talk about how AI is driving advances in humanoid robotics. Listen in on the conversation here: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/ai-...
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Researchers, including Mac Schwager, at Stanford have created an algorithm that can take a design plan for a particular product and figure out the most efficient way to manufacture it with a team of robots. Their work was published recently in the journal Robotics and Autonomous Systems.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Zhenan Bao talks about NeuroString: A hair-thin multichannel biosensor and stimulator with promising potential applications in drug delivery, nerve stimulation, smart fabrics, and more: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
The SRC’s Steve Cousins and Michelle Baldonado gave a talk at The Forum at Rancho San Antonio, engaging with residents about our experiments with robotic walking companions. We extend a thank you to our hosts and audience!
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
This is the last week you can see Manifold on-site at the San Francisco Exploratorium. As a final event, artist Dr. Catie Cuan and the Manifold team will provide an inside look at the project. When: 6-10pm, Thursday, September 11, 2025 Where: The San Francisco Exploratorium,
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
The SRC team visited the Exploratorium’s new exhibit, Adventures in AI, which featured the work of Dr. Catie Cuan: "Manifold," an interactive 9-foot-tall robotic hand. Next, we went to the SFMOMA to see "Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine)," an installation by artist Kara Walker.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Introducing a new demo of GIRAF performing a compelling long-reach task! GIRAF is a bold new concept redefining what mobile robots can achieve and is being developed by students at Stanford’s Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab (BDML).
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
The SRC thanks CEO, Dr. Andrew Singletary and COO, Amir Sharif of 3Laws for presenting their company’s latest developments and news about Control Barrier Functions - a means for ensuring that a robotic system stays within a pre-defined safe region without impacting productivity.
Presentation by 3Laws
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
“We believe that the best way to help and inspire students to become robotics experts is to have them build a robot from scratch.” - Karen Liu Students in CS 123: A Hands-On Introduction to Building AI-Enabled Robots are mastering the full spectrum of robotics. See the video: lnkd.in/gXpMiNc2
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Scenes from the SRC public demo day: we opened our doors to lively, curious groups of students! Generating excitement about robotics and nurturing curiosity about science and technology are part of our mission to drive meaningful innovation into the future.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Steven Collins’ lab, the Biomechatronics Laboratory, uses special hardware to quickly and affordably test wearable robotics, ensuring that they quickly adapt to an individual’s specific needs.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Long before computers existed, a sci-fi story imagined virtual reality. Now, Gordon Wetzstein, and his team in the Stanford Computational Imaging Lab, are making that once-unthinkable vision real with virtual technologies for spectacles. Photo: Andrew Brodhead
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One surprising fact about smart glasses
Long before computers existed, a sci-fi story imagined virtual reality. Now, nearly a century later, Stanford engineers are making that once-unthinkable vision real with virtual technologies for spect...
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Rethinking a new generation of robots, designed for people - not factories. That’s the challenge Enchanted Tools from France is taking on. The SRC welcomed CEO Jérôme Monceaux, the visionary behind Nao and Pepper, two of the most iconic humanoid robots in the world.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
One-third of people over the age of 65 fall each year, resulting in injuries and occasionally death. Jiaen Wu of Stanford University partnered with SRC faculty Scott Delp, Karen Liu, and Steven Collins to investigate this problem. medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05...
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Early testing could make risky falls a thing of the past for elderly people
As we get older, our bodies stop performing as they once did. We aren't as strong as we once were, we don't see as well as we used to and we start becoming less mobile. These changes inevitably lead t...
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Professor Monroe Kennedy III, a SRC faculty member, champions diversity and humanity in Robotics at ICRA 2025 Read the full article by Ric Mathis: rollingout.com/2025/05/24/r... Learn more about Black & Robotics: blackinrobotics.org
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
The accomplishments of the 2025 Class of Experimental Robotics were celebrated with a lively showcase at the SRC. Students exhibited their skills in various areas, including kinematics, dynamics, perception, control, and human-robot interaction.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
The SRC had a strong showing at ICRA 2025. Allison Okamura delivered a plenary talk titled "Rewired: The Interplay of Robots and Society." Shuran Song shared the latest updates in her keynote address, "Manipulation." Iro Armeni organized the "4th Workshop on the Future of Construction."
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Drawing inspiration from the robots at the Lucasfilm headquarters, the SRC team tried out a number of robots in San Francisco, including Waymo of course, and Oscar the AI waste sorter at the Ferry Building. Thanks to our friends at Autodesk for giving us a tour and showing us their robots as well.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
We're excited to share Gordon Wetzstein's #SIGGRAPH2025 paper! It shows how to combine Gaussian splatting and computer-generated holography using Gaussian Wave Splatting. This enables photorealistic 3D holograms for emerging holographic VR/AR displays. Gordon is a Faculty Team Member of the SRC.
Image of computer-generated holography using Gaussian Wave Splatting
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Congratulations to Leo Guibas, a member of the SRC faculty team. He received the Steven Anson Coons Award from SIGGRAPH for “his numerous and broad contributions to computational geometry, geometric learning, and global illumination.” More about SIGGRAPH: www.siggraph.org/award-winner...
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
The Stanford Robotics and Autonomous Systems Seminar series welcomed Mark Mueller from the Mechanical Engineering Department at UC Berkeley. His talk was titled “Hardware / Controls Co-Design to Overcome Challenges for Aerial Robots.” See the Seminar series videos: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Headshot of Mark Mueller
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
ReachBot: a breakthrough in robotic mobility, developed by students at Stanford’s Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab (BDML). By leveraging ultra-lightweight, extendable fiberglass booms ReachBot can deploy a manipulator capable of reaching up to 10 feet in any direction.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Thank you to Jonathan Hurst, who shared his latest advances in useful in-home humanoids at this SRC and Agility Robotics co-sponsored Tech Talk in Stanford’s CoDa building. A lively Q&A session and demo ensued.
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Did you know that the SRC, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Business Women in Management, had a screening of the film Rule Breakers? A panel discussion ensued, and among the guests were Dorsa Sadigh and Mykel Kochenderfer. The film is now available on streaming services. 📸 Steve Cousins
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
A dozen students and staff from the SRC visited the WindShaper facility in NASA Ames. Can we say we were "blown away"? The WindShaper allows creation of wind patterns that might be found in urban environments, in order to design and test safer urban flying robots and vehicles.
SRC team at WindshaperSRC team at WindshaperSRC team before the wind at Windshaper
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Stanford Robotics @stanfordrobotics.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
The Stanford Robotics Center is now on Bluesky: Welcome!
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